Phrag. besseae flavum

[SlipperFan]

I'm not pleased with this blooming. When I bought the plant last year, the flower was just about perfect. Sigh. Maybe the next flower will be better.

 

[mrhappyrotter]

Still better than the average flavum I've seen.

 

[wjs2nd]

Just a little wonky. It's still very nice.

 

[NYEric]

Yay besseae! I'll take it!

 

[JeanLux]

Nice large petals, and some more bud to open !!!! Jean

 

[Shiva]

Yes! There is hope for a perfect flower in the next bud.

 

[Dido]

Nice color and form

 

[biothanasis]

great flower!

 

[Erythrone]

Cute!

Can you show us a picture of the previous bloom? I am just curious to see it.

 

[e-spice]

Very nice. I would be happy with any flower I could get straight besseae to produce! Nicely photographed too!

 

[phrag guy]

nice color,next bloom will befine

 

[SlipperKing]

Great picture Dot... and nice flower too!

 

[goldenrose]

... considering the summer we had last year, any blooming bessie is great!

 

[SlipperFan]

Cute!

Can you show us a picture of the previous bloom? I am just curious to see it.

I posted it last year when I got it:
http://www.slippertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23271&highlight=besseae

 

[The Orchid Boy]

I like the color. I was just wondering, is there a cross between the flavum and regular varieties of besseae?

 

[Susie11]

It's lovely.

 

[SlipperKing]

I like the color. I was just wondering, is there a cross between the flavum and regular varieties of besseae?

Why?

 

[wjs2nd]

The regular varieties (red) are dominate and drown out the flava (yellow) color. The only reason these to are crossed is it increase the genetic strength of a flava besseae. Then, once blooming size, you either sib or self them. Finally, some of the seedling will be full flava but stronger from the (usually) increased strength of the regular varieties.

 

[NYEric]

Yes, there are people trying this, I shudder to think of the washed out blooms!!

 

[cnycharles]

i had thought that there were vendors who had 'salmon' colored besseaes, that were the result of crossing red and yellow? or were they just unusual color variants?